[Treatment of mandibular fractures in children. Our therapeutic approach (author's transl)].

This is a study of 15 fractures of the mandible in children. We were able to make the following conclusions: --the usual causes of these fractures are road traffic accidents or accidents at play, --the fracture is usually single (7 cases) multiple (8 cases) and in 13 children out of 15 there was a fracture of the condyle. --the presence of the first dentition and dental germs posed special problems. The treatment is mainly orthopedic, and the fracture is maintained in place by metallic arches which may or may not be completed with a resin dropper. Condyle fractures are treated classically by functional mechanotherapy. The indications of osteosynthesis seem to be limited to cases of very unstable fractures or where these are comminutive. The treatment of sequelae requires techniques very similar to orthodontic apparatuses.